Laurence Connolly
Laurence Connolly (1833 - 4 March 1908)[1] was an Irish entrepreneur and politician.
Connolly was born in Louth.[2] He worked for a time in his family's fruit merchant business in Dublin, before moving to Liverpool and setting up a similar business there. He later became a property developer.[3]
He became active in Liverpool politics as a representative of the Irish National Party, becoming a member of Liverpool City Council. He was a personal friend of the party leader, Charles Stewart Parnell, who persuaded him to run for Parliament in South Longford, for which he was elected in 1885.[4] In 1888, he resigned his seat, citing ill-health.[5] There are no recorded contributions by him in the House of Commons.
He died in New Brighton in 1908.[6]
Endnotes
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Laurence Connolly (no contributions)
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by new constituency |
Member of Parliament for South Longford 1885 – 1888 |
Succeeded by James Gubbins Fitzgerald |